The Washington critic., 1887-01-10
NOTES Avn Gnssir.

THE Great Eastern Is for sale-isoi5
tons.
SARAH BrRNuARpr arrived In Havana
Saturday
Mns. j. ELLuS FosrEn OF Iowa Is Gu
cagsd to deliver i've temperance lectures in
Philadelphia. beginning January %.
TnG entire National Guard OF Pennsylva
mia has been invited to attend the inaugura-
ton OF Governor elect Beaver on Tuesday
next.
TIM annual election OF the Union League
Club Of New York viii take place Thurs
day evening next. The regular ticket Is
headed by Chauncoy NJ. Depew as president
FROM a Philadelphia point OF view II
would seem that the Marks o. QueoDsb'ry
snd his wife might have fought out their
little dispute under the rules Philadel-
plia News.
TnE New York Tribune says that ex
Sheriff Davidson OF that city is in Mexico,
and thinks of going into business there.
The debts he leaves behind him are esti
mated at over $4,000.
NEARLY every trade nowadays has It's
newspapers; even the undertakers with
their Cdslci. The latest addition to the lis
is the Organizer, published at Philadelphia
in the interest OF the shoe cutters.
Tnr shop in which exMinlster Levi p.
Morton worked as tailor has burned down
In New Hampshire. We hope the dlstin-
guishod gentleman will not be suspected of
incendlarism.-lP Philadelphia News.
HOMER LEE, Of the Homer Lee Bank
Note Co; ~ came TO New York poor
country boy and attribute much OF my
success to frcqueutlug hotel corridors
aud making influential acquaintance"
LITTLE JuuSNY BLOSSOM OF IIarrols
burg, Ky has swallowed sixteen cents in
pennies and threc.cent pieces aud has never
teen ticli day. johnny ought TO he able
TO declare a dividend SOON Troy Times.
RoLLiS VI. SQumG, New Yorl's unfortu-
nate cx-police commissioner, has just taken
thcIoor debtors oath In Boston. lie was
ludortor on a note for 1900, sgucl by bis
father lut was unable to help the old geu-
tlcmGB out.
TnE husbands who handed their money
to their wires at the time Of the late train
robbery have not vet had IL returned to
them. The surprise Of the wives was so
| great that they haven't recovered from II
| yet Philadelphia Call.
THE best stimulant for persons who have
been exposed to cold Is champagne. Owing
TO lis dTusive qualities, 1t acts more
quickly than brandy or whisky. II more
powerful effect is wanted, brandy au |
champagne should be taken alternately
| New York Star.
TnE memorial tablet Of DR.. Ambler, who
lost bis life in the De Long expedition, is
now on exhibition In New York. 1t is OF
bronze four feet long and three feet wide,
and represents DR.. Amber taking his place
by the side of dying man, with several
| companions, and waving farewell to two
members of the expedition.
"THE reason we celebrate the battle Of
New Orleans is because we beat the English
and consummated the Revolution. We
don't want any English Civil Service rules
imported here, in whatever disguise they
may come, because 1t means the setting up
of an arlstocracy Of oillce-holders In this
country, and that we will not have. y
[Charles A. Dana.
GOVERNOR HnL, while hero recently,
dined with Joseph Pulitzer. This caused
the political gossips to declare that he gives
sanction to the talk about himself for Presi
dent that appears in the World. Mr. Pu
liter is going soon to Mexico 10 specla
car. Governor Hill was invited to accom-
pany him, but was obliged to decline on ac
count Of official duties.-[N. Y. Tribune.